Frequency Allocations Please ICASA

DXL

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Hi Guys & Dolls


I was just wondering if ICASA could publish a list of the frequency allocations ( on their website ) that the current mobile operators hold. So maybe I could replan the available frequencies for 2 new allocations. I am not a Base Station Engineer but i am sure i would do a dam good job of allocating available spectrum if any to New entrants. I just hope that ICASA has not given the whole 900mhz band for MTN and Vodacom to use as they please and Cell-C the 1800 mhz. Lets get some action going to introduce more operators and let MNP and cost based interconnection work for us. We are being starved of competition and also remember that some ANC heavyweights have LARGE chunks of shares in MTN & Vodacom.

Like the one listed below from the UK :

The UMTS/3G frequency allocations are as follows (to be confirmed):
1900 - 1900.3 MHz - Guard band

1900.3 - 1905.2 MHz (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence D - T-Mobile
1905.2 - 1910.1 MHz (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence E - Orange
1910.1 - 1915.0 MHz (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence C - O2
1915.0 - 1919.9 MHz (4.9 MHz bandwidth) - Unmatched spectrum - licence A - '3'

1919.9 - 1920.3 MHz - Guard band

1920.3 - 1934.9 MHz (14.6 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence A - '3'
1934.9 - 1944.9 MHz (10 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence C - O2
1944.9 - 1959.7 MHz (14.8 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence B - Vodafone
1959.7 - 1969.7 MHz (10 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence D - T-Mobile
1969.7 - 1979.7 MHz (10 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (mobile transmit) - licence E - Orange

2110 - 2110.3 MHz - Guard band

2110.3 - 2124.9 MHz (14.6 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence A - '3'
2124.9 - 2134.9 MHz (10 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence C - O2
2134.9 - 2149.7 MHz (14.8 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence B - Vodafone
2149.7 - 2159.7 MHz ( 10 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence D - T-Mobile
2159.7 - 2169.7 MHz (10 MHz bandwidth) - Matched spectrum (base station transmit) - licence E - Orange

2169.7 - 2160 MHz - Guard band


This is a list of GSM frequency allocations sent in by email:


Mobile phone transmit Base station transmit
Vodafone GSM 900: 890 - 894.6 MHz 935 - 939.6 MHz
BT Cellnet GSM 900: 894.8 - 902 MHz 939.8 - 947 MHz
Vodafone GSM 900: 902 - 910 MHz 947 - 955 MHz
BT Cellnet GSM 900: 910 - 915 MHz 955 - 960 MHz
Vodafone GSM 1800 &
BT Cellnet GSM 1800: 1710 - 1721.5 MHz 1805 - 1816.5 MHz
T Mobile GSM 1800: 1721.5 - 1751.5 MHz 1816.5 - 1846.5 MHz
Orange GSM 1800: 1751.5 - 1781.5 MHz 1846.5 - 1876.5 MHz


DXL - Team

Fighting for Access 4 all at an affordable price.
 
I am interested too in frquency allocations to mobile oeprators in South Africa

Dear DXL, did you find any public info on the amount of frequencies allocated by ICASA to Vodacom, MTN and CellC?

I'd be very interested in this, as well as in knowing whether there are available free slots in the 900MHz, 1800MHz and 2100MHz (for 3G) frequency bands.

Thanks a lot for helping! Marcello
 
No Repsonse From anyone Yet !

Hi People !

I was just thinking, If Icasa is not in a position to give us this info, we can obtain it from other sources. Any BTS Engineers working for MTN-Vodacom-CELL-C can provide us with this info because they have to set up individual Towers with Send and Receive Frequencies. Anyone has any family member or Friend who is a Telecoms BTS Engineer, we need your help. You can supply this info to us anonomously.

Regards

DxL Team
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